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Virginia Federation Announces its Legislative Action Center
Early today, the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation announced the availability of its new "Action Center", which is where supporters can learn of legislative happenings and take action to interact with their representatives. All Richmond Tea Party supporters are encouraged to register and utilize the action center, because when we speak together our voice is [...]
Action Alert: Public Hearing TODAY on Changes to Chesterfield County Charter
There's a public hearing tonight to discuss the proposed changes to the county charter for Chesterfield. There were some serious concerns raised about the county supervisors ceding too much of their control/oversight to the county administrator, reducing citizen influence into county decisions/operations. Some changes have been made to the charter since first reviewed. Its been [...]
Delegate Rob Bell Exits 2017 Attorney General Race
Today in a news release citing family concerns, Delegate Rob Bell officially withdrew from the Attorney General race for 2017. Dear Friends, Now that the 2016 election is over, it is time for the 2017 Virginia statewide campaigns to begin in earnest. After careful consideration, I have decided that I will not seek the position [...]
Congrats Chesterfield Residents, You’re Purchasing a Failed Sports Complex!
Yes, that's right...the River City Sportplex is too big to fail, so county taxpayers have to step-in and purchase it. Raise your hand if purchasing this park is in your top 5 priorities for county spending. Didn't we JUST have to fight a meals tax because the county was too poor to purchase radios for [...]
He fought in World War II. He died in 2014. And he just registered to vote in VA.
At least 19 dead Virginians were registered to vote in this critical swing state. Well isn't this fantastic. We keep hearing that election fraud is not a "real" problem...that its exaggerated. How many more continual single incidents must be exposed before government officials can no longer credibly ignore it? Source: He fought in World War [...]
Is Rep Bob Goodlatte Shielding Corrupt IRS Officials?
We just learned that the House Freedom Caucus (the good guys) had to "reach a deal" with House GOP leadership on the vote to impeach IRS Chairman John Koskinen. The Freedom Caucus was pushing for a vote on impeachment, but inexplicably, Rep. Bob Goodlatte (VA-6) and others in House leadership have been working to block that [...]
Some truth about the unemployment numbers
We hear the DC "spin machine" talk about how jobs are being created and the employment outlook is improving, but is it really? It's important to understand how the metrics are being captured and reported, as it can be a simple thing to spin the numbers for political gain. Watch this video from Prager University for [...]
ObamaCare Is Failing Exactly The Way Critics Said It Would
It didn't have to be this way. There was no need to destroy America's health insurance system entirely. You're now paying more for less coverage, or paying a fine if coverage is too expensive for you to obtain. This is a disaster that all of we tea party folks easily recognized. All that remains now [...]
ACLJ Wins Significant Victory Against the Obama Administration’s IRS Targeting
In case you missed it, there were some recent developments in our lawsuit vs. the IRS. Read below for some comments from the ACLJ. We just secured a major victory in federal appeals court against the Obama Administration’s IRS. The court unequivocally agreed with our position that the IRS’s targeting of conservatives has not ended [...]
Rep. Dave Brat Special Veterans Issues Town Hall July 20th
Congressman Brat will be holding a special Town Hall meeting to discuss veteran's issues on July 20th from 7-8:30 PM. Details: Disabled American Veterans Al Bartraw Jr. #50 Chapter 6221 Newbys Bridge Road Chesterfield, VA 23832 Mark your calendars now!
News You Can Use – 31 May 2016
The Central VA Tea Party sends out a weekly list of news stories that are likely of interest to tea party supporters. While not every topic may be of interest to you, we hope that you find value in this summary. Disclaimer: Richmond Tea Party does not vet the source materials for each story, and we [...]